Aaron Marcus advises actors and models to take breaks from work, like his two-week trip to Alaska, to recharge and observe people for material. He recommends notifying your agent and setting up an email autoresponder while you're away.
Here's another acting and modeling quick tip with me, Aaron Marcus. So I know this might sound a little bit strange, but one of the best things you can do for your acting and modeling career is to stop working. And I know it's a little counterintuitive, but let me just tell you, I just came back from spending 2 weeks in Alaska. And throughout pretty much most of my time there, I did not have phone or internet access. And what I found was that by not constantly checking emails and making phone calls, it gave me an opportunity to really sit, observe, watch other people, learn from other people, see people from very different walks of life. Being in a community that had 250 people on this remote island in the Kenai Peninsula, It was really just an amazing experience and it allowed me just to recharge my batteries, watch and observe other people, which are things that I'll use for all of my acting and modeling work. And then when I got back home, it gave me a chance to really jump back in with a lot more energy than I had before. So certainly you have to let people know that you're booked out. You have to let people know that you are not available. Something that I did was I had an autoresponder letting people know that I had very limited access to my phone and email, just so they had a heads up. And I certainly let all my agents know what was going on so that if they needed to reach me, they knew that it might take a number of days until I happened to hit a spot where I could get back in touch with them. But anyhow, taking some time off, observing, just meeting new people, getting new experiences. It's the greatest thing you can possibly do. If you are watching this on YouTube, give it a thumbs up. If you're watching this on Facebook, like it. And I'd love to hear some of your thoughts, so leave a comment below on what you do to try to recharge your batteries and get new life into what you're doing. That would be wonderful. I'd really appreciate it. And also feel free to share this throughout your social media as well. Always happy to have my information out there. information looked at by others. And also, don't forget, you can always— if you have a question for me, you can always go to my website, howtoactandmodel.org. I'm Aaron Marcus, and I can't wait to talk with you again soon.
